Gary Martin Staines (born 3 July 1963 in Welwyn Garden City) is a male British former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

Athletics career

Staines competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. He was the silver medallist in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

at the

1990 European Athletics Championships The 15th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 August to 2 September 1990 in Split, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. The host stadium was Stadion Poljud. It was the last participation of East Germany (which was already scheduled to be merged ...

. He was also a team silver medallist with Tim Hutchings at the 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He represented England in the 10,000 metres event, at the

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Partic ...

in Auckland, New Zealand. Staines was successful on the British road racing circuit and was a winner at the Reading Half Marathon (1996), won three-times at the

Great South Run The Great South Run is an annual 10 mile (16.09 km) road running race which takes place in Portsmouth, United Kingdom providing an intermediate distance between the ten kilometre and the half marathon (21.097 km) runs. Launched in 1990 ...

(1993, 1994 and 1996), and was twice champion at the Great Edinburgh Run (1993 and 1995). In cross country, he won the 1989

Trofeo Alasport The Trofeo Alasport, also known as the Cross di Alà dei Sardi, is an annual cross country running competition which takes place in March in Alà dei Sardi on the Italy, Italian island of Sardinia. Unusually for a high-profile cross country event, ...

meeting

Personal life

He was formerly married to Australian long jumper

Nicole Boegman Nicole Jane Boegman-Stewart, formerly married Staines (born 5 March 1967 in Sydney) is a retired Australian long jumper. Her personal best jump was 6.87 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Gateshead. Wind aided best 7.12 metres (+4.3) achieve ...

. He is currently married to British sprinter

Linda Keough Linda Staines (née Keough, born 28 December 1963) is a female former British track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul in both the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metr ...

References

* 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Welwyn Garden City English male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{England-athletics-bio-stub